Corinth Canal, Greece
Corinth Canal, Greece
The Corinth Canal separates the Peloponnese from mainland Greece and provides a connection between the the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf. The canal cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth, is 6.3 kilometres (3.9 miles) in length. The canal was built between 1881 and 1893.
It is approximately 132 KM away (82 miles) from the famous Antirio Bridge which crosses the Gulf of Corinth in the East.
View a 1974 image of the Corinth Canal, with the Colonel's Phoenix and Soldier emblem hanging from the bridge.
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